Michigan Standards 7 and NETS-T

What elements have been addressed so far in ED 483?

NETS – T

2 - Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS-S. Teachers:

b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

4 - Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:

b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.

c. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interaction related to the use of technology and information

MICHIGAN STANDARDS

7. An ability to use information age learning and technology operations and concepts to enhance learning and personal/professional productivity, including the understanding and ability to:

c. Implement curriculum plans that include technology-enhanced methods and strategies to maximize student learning; 

d. Apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies;

f. Understand the equity, ethical, legal, social, physical, and psychological issues surrounding the use of technology in P-12 schools and apply that understanding in practice.

Already, through the sessions of ED 483 that I have experienced, the knowledge that I have gained about how to make websites and forms effectively has greatly increased my future ability to fulfill these standards. I especially loved the idea of surveying students on the first day of class so they could ask questions or post their concerns for the subject matter. Through this, the students are given the opportunity to help construct their education or “become active participants in setting their own educational goals”. Using forms to survey students regularly would give me an chance to see what they are truly grasping and what subjects I need to spend more time on.

I also appreciate that through the technologies that I have learned thus far in the course, I have the ability to acquire diverse teaching methods. As we have discussed in ED 483, forums are great for students who are quieter in the classroom, and having a record of student discussions and questions could help us as teachers to see what our students need and how involved they are. If forums do not work as well for them however, they can always participate in the traditional classroom.

ED 483 class discussion and presentations about the influence of the Internet have also been helpful in my understanding of how to use technology in a professional and educational way. Learning about “Netiquette” and other ways people are teaching responsibility on the Internet has given me ideas on how to refer the same knowledge to my students, which I would have not considered before. Understanding these concepts will be very important for students as they grow up, living a majority of their lives (whether we like it or not) online.

What elements would require the most amount of growth to achieve?

MICHIGAN STANDARDS

7. An ability to use information age learning and technology operations and concepts to enhance learning and personal/professional productivity, including the understanding and ability to:

a. Demonstrate an understanding of, and continued growth in, information age learning and technology operations and concepts;

e. Use technology to enhance professional development, practice, and productivity; and

NETS-T

1               Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

a.     Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources

b.     Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify student’s conceptual understanding and thing, planning and creative processes

c.      Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

2               Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

a.     demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

b.     Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information.

                        5              Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

 

c.           evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.

Though I am starting to learn, through this course, the effective ways to use technology for our benefit in the classroom, I’m worried that I will need help to continually learn how to use the best available technology to teach in the future. With the fast, rapid pace that technology improves and grows, how is it possible to stay on top of everything? I’m afraid I’ll always need a teacher to show me what I should be using to help me. However, perhaps with a little direction I can find ways to keep up to date on my own.

My other concern is how to best apply all this technology in such a way that inspires creative ideas and innovation. I understand how we can use these tools to assess students and give them different modes to discuss, but how can using technology really help their critical thinking skills more so than traditional methods?